SIU SDM’s Joy receives ADEA’s Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Anita Joy, assistant professor in the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, has been named the 2014 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Council of Students, Residents, and Fellows/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Junior Faculty Award recipient.
This national accolade recognizes excellence in teaching, research and service to a faculty member who has held a full-time position for five or fewer years. Joy will be acknowledged at the 2014 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition in San Antonio during March.
“Dr. Joy has distinguished herself as a highly regarded member of our faculty, engaging our students in active learning and research,” said Dr. Jessica Hinz, SIU SDM assistant professor and a representative on the ADEA Council of Faculties. “She lives her motto, ‘I teach because I want to learn,’ and constantly demonstrates how to accomplish excellence in teaching, research and service. She is an asset to our institution and dental education as a whole.”
Hinz nominated Joy, who received further support from the ADEA committee at SIU SDM, ADEA student representatives Everett Brokaw and Leah Rippy, and SDM Dean Bruce Rotter.
As part of her award, Joy will be given a $2,500 stipend to cover travel expenses to the conference and to further her teaching, research and service efforts.
Joy earned a bachelor of dental surgery in 2001 from M.S. Ramaiah Dental College and Hospital in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. She achieved a doctorate of anatomy and cell biology from Rush University in 2010.
She joined the SIU School of Dental Medicine in August 2010.
